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if the u.s. will decide to sit idly by and to watch and pray and take action, israel will have to do it by itself. it will not be easy. the ability retaliation not only from iran. dopey missiles flying and from lebanon, from hezbollah. the hamas organization in casa will send hundred. if we choose today between the option of allowing iran to become nuclear to the option of fighting ourselves, i think it is a clear message what we will do. i'm a question if we do it with the u.s. or without the u.s. assault over asking today. one of the main points of my book that i know many people here are informed about the middle east initiative a two state solution. for the last 20 years, we hear about a two state solution. you must finish the conflict and their resolution will be a palestinian state in judea and somalia and jerusalem. president obama adopted this approach and is calling upon us, the israelis to be the palestinian state can go back to 1967 lines. in my book i referred to a new paradigm. enoug
if the u.s. will decide to sit idly by and to watch and pray and take action, israel will have to do it by itself. it will not be easy. the ability retaliation not only from iran. dopey missiles flying and from lebanon, from hezbollah. the hamas organization in casa will send hundred. if we choose today between the option of allowing iran to become nuclear to the option of fighting ourselves, i think it is a clear message what we will do. i'm a question if we do it with the u.s. or without the...
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so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some battersea's, fertilizer or in some cases doctors. try to improve what they were growing on their field so you would improve their livelihood, as a result you would when there is a legion. well, that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good thing. think of the avipa broker or think of southern afghanistan and the farmers there as a parched man on a hot day. instead of giving them just a tall glass of ice water, we literally turned a firehose on him, when he came in the process. we tried to pour so much money in through avipa that it wound up being counterproductive. this was a program that was partisan -- trying to spin $300 billion in just two provinces in one year. not surprisingly, we wound up shoveling goods at the afghans, what did they do? in some cases they took what we are giving them and they
so the u.s. government concluded, rightly, that one key way to help the afghan people during the surge would be to assist them with farming, to try to provide them with some battersea's, fertilizer or in some cases doctors. try to improve what they were growing on their field so you would improve their livelihood, as a result you would when there is a legion. well, that was a good idea. the problem was we tried to do too much of a good thing. think of the avipa broker or think of southern...
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i start in the u.s. i end in the u.s. i feel as though the story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan, or china need hear this because they see it. even though pakistan has struggled so much potential. i think it's the next global opportunity if i didn't have resources i wouldn't tell people that. i would be investing there. it's on the cusp of happening. really exciting. and so it's people in this country, and it's anybody who believes there's possibility in the future wondering why it's not happening. >> so why are china, india, pakistan, why where they are economically if they are on the cusp. what is not going right there that is going right here in the united states. >> pakistan does not have the mom tument of china or india. they are in a different category. brazil, the last ten years. again, you know, highly growing. it's been evolved. the thing that strains growth in every country. when i do, which i do i will go places like the world bank and, you know, if i'm invit
i start in the u.s. i end in the u.s. i feel as though the story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan, or china need hear this because they see it. even though pakistan has struggled so much potential. i think it's the next global opportunity if i didn't have resources i wouldn't tell people that. i would be investing there. it's on the cusp of happening. really exciting. and so it's people in this country, and it's anybody who believes there's...
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go back to the libyan's fate, one, the u.s. relations with lip ya has been, you know, u.s. has always looked at libya as something of a strange creature that we could use for certain -- as a piece, of a strategy that had to do with the region as a whole. it was never looked at -- it was never seen as an object in and of itself. could start with the relation of the soviets, the eisenhower doctrine, and the united states' desire to push back soviet influence. libya was desperately pleading for u.s. attention back then, for aid, to get itself together, to stand on its own feet. this was before the discovery of oil, and the u.s. took a, well, you know, you're not really important as e just a minute, for example, and, you know, we'll think about it, and the result was that the prime minister of the time, you know, basically devised a plan to court the soviets and see if he could grab the united states' attention, and that happened. the next, you know, major event was the libya's and gadhafi's successful bid to change drastically the way oil pricing was conducted squeezing the in
go back to the libyan's fate, one, the u.s. relations with lip ya has been, you know, u.s. has always looked at libya as something of a strange creature that we could use for certain -- as a piece, of a strategy that had to do with the region as a whole. it was never looked at -- it was never seen as an object in and of itself. could start with the relation of the soviets, the eisenhower doctrine, and the united states' desire to push back soviet influence. libya was desperately pleading for...
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libya was desperately pleading for u.s. attention back in, for eight tickets of to get to the list and on its own feet. this was before the discovery of oil. the u.s. kind of took, welcome here not as important as egypt, for example. we will think about that. the result was that the prime minister at the time basically devised the plan to court the soviets and see if he can grab the attention. the next major event was libyas and the successful bid of qaddafi said change the way the oil pricing was conducted by squeezing the independent oil companies occidental petroleum first and foremost in to changing the system whereby there would be a 5050 split and basically controlling interest by u.s. oil companies and libyan oil. and that is the consequence of that which has come through to this day in terms of increasing the power of nickel states, saudi arabia in particular. so libya and fast forward to the arabs bring, you know, very important point is that the deal became a sort of, you know, obama in 20002-9 delivered his famou
libya was desperately pleading for u.s. attention back in, for eight tickets of to get to the list and on its own feet. this was before the discovery of oil. the u.s. kind of took, welcome here not as important as egypt, for example. we will think about that. the result was that the prime minister at the time basically devised the plan to court the soviets and see if he can grab the attention. the next major event was libyas and the successful bid of qaddafi said change the way the oil pricing...
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i don't know why anybody would think that the u.s. military or civilians in u.s. government service would execute in order that was blatantly illegal, targeting the helpless. i don't think he would get that kind of execution. so to summarize, one, it is not militarily required. number two, it is counterproductive because we need the rest of the world to see as as a nation that adheres to the rule of law. number three, it's not executable, and number four, would say. we trying to protect a society that the only thing that is important is their own personal safety. an observation on that. people who only think about their own personal safety have no chance of being free unless made and kept so by better people than themselves. the law of war is a lot about us, not about them. it's about who we want to be and what kind of society we want to preserve. and again, not militarily required counterproductive and about what we have. >> he said that a lot. i am going to a agree with charlie up to a point. i think it is true that more planning has happened in the years since
i don't know why anybody would think that the u.s. military or civilians in u.s. government service would execute in order that was blatantly illegal, targeting the helpless. i don't think he would get that kind of execution. so to summarize, one, it is not militarily required. number two, it is counterproductive because we need the rest of the world to see as as a nation that adheres to the rule of law. number three, it's not executable, and number four, would say. we trying to protect a...
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i start in the u.s., i and in the u.s.. i feel as though the story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan or china need to hear this because the seat. even in pakistan has really struggled with so much potential. i think it is the next greatest store, the next global opportunity and the resources we wouldn't tell people that because they would be investing heavily and the dividends with other people but it's just on the cusp of happening. really exciting. and so, it's frequent in this country. and it's for anybody that believes there's a possibly in the future they are wondering why it isn't happening more quickly. >> so why are china, india, pakistan -- why are they where they are economically if they are on the cusp? what is going not right in those countries that's growing right here in the united states? >> pakistan doesn't have the momentum so they are in a different category. >> brazil, take brazil. >> again, the thing that constrains growth in every country and the symbol
i start in the u.s., i and in the u.s.. i feel as though the story is particularly needed in the united states. i don't believe that people in pakistan or china need to hear this because the seat. even in pakistan has really struggled with so much potential. i think it is the next greatest store, the next global opportunity and the resources we wouldn't tell people that because they would be investing heavily and the dividends with other people but it's just on the cusp of happening. really...
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. >> so could you give some examples, number one, of this network that you talk about in the u.s., how it exists? >> in the u.s., for instance, after the invasion of iraq one of the major construction or reconstruction quote unquote ventures was, you know, commissions, somehow, or given somehow to various corporations that are very much in touch or close to or part of the network of, for instance, vice president dick cheney. whether it's halliburton, other companies, they ended up unfairly taking up these and they didn't do a good job at all by virtue of the result -- [inaudible]. these can networks -- another can of such network, if you would like to look at the much bigger scale, the entire seven to $800 billion bailout is a function of a very quote unquote legal state business network that operates that allows our system to bail out people that have caused the problem under legal pretense. the issue is in countries like syria. the money is much smaller, and the checks and balances that what is the media or the democratic process, and other civil society associations and power center
. >> so could you give some examples, number one, of this network that you talk about in the u.s., how it exists? >> in the u.s., for instance, after the invasion of iraq one of the major construction or reconstruction quote unquote ventures was, you know, commissions, somehow, or given somehow to various corporations that are very much in touch or close to or part of the network of, for instance, vice president dick cheney. whether it's halliburton, other companies, they ended up...
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i was teaching classic u.s. yesterday, and i'm talking about the importance of the interfaith triangle, and somebody was like, what are the programs i would apply to for that? and i'm like, you've got to build those. and now if you're a student and you want to applaud to do for international development effort, there are over 100 progress. if you wanted to do the 50 years ago there wasn't that many. people built an infrastructure of international development, an infrastructure of multiculturalism. an infrastructure of environmentalism. i think that we are at the beginning of that, and the most important thing that we need right now are people to view themselves as leaders. right now the conversation about religion is dominated by three discourses. religion poisons everything, religions fade into for, and the muslims are coming to get you. if that's the conversation, that's going to continue happening unless you stand up and change that conversation. and in order to do that, you need is something of an appreciati
i was teaching classic u.s. yesterday, and i'm talking about the importance of the interfaith triangle, and somebody was like, what are the programs i would apply to for that? and i'm like, you've got to build those. and now if you're a student and you want to applaud to do for international development effort, there are over 100 progress. if you wanted to do the 50 years ago there wasn't that many. people built an infrastructure of international development, an infrastructure of...
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this surrounds the whole question of more u.s. and western intervention in terms of military intervention. establishing no-fly zones, a safe haven, similar to what happened in libya. the short answer is that libya and syria are apples and oranges. sirways a much, much harder nut to crack. syria's defense system was developed to counter israel. that's a sophisticated air force. libways not at all like that -- libya is not at all like that. it's very, very slippery slope. once you want to establish a no-fly zone -- establish a safe haven, you have to establish a no-fly zone and then the safe haven has to protect against are till rare fire? how do you do senate -- do that? a it's a slippery slope. i i was on washington journal a month ago and i was asked this question, and if we go in, or if we militarily either more aggressive support in terms of the military aid or boots on the ground, air toast support, what's hezbollah going to do sunset what's iran going to do? what's russia going to do? this is quite volatile and i don't think
this surrounds the whole question of more u.s. and western intervention in terms of military intervention. establishing no-fly zones, a safe haven, similar to what happened in libya. the short answer is that libya and syria are apples and oranges. sirways a much, much harder nut to crack. syria's defense system was developed to counter israel. that's a sophisticated air force. libways not at all like that -- libya is not at all like that. it's very, very slippery slope. once you want to...
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the philosophical underpinning of u.s. policy toward israel has been our conviction and certainly my own that if we gave israel an ample supply of economic aid and weapons, she would feel strong enough and confident, more flexible and more willing to discuss a lasting peace. but after serial wars, ford lamented, eve -- i've begun to question the rationale for our policy. israel deserves our attention and protection, but 60 years after its founding it remains a nation enthrall, the depth of which has given rise to succeeding generations of leaders who embrace only worse case scenarios, encourages military preemption, covert subversion and undermines any chance for a more engaging strategy; diplomacy based on compromise and accommodation. both americans and israelis should build a monument to sherrod, this had doe by figure -- shadowy figure in israeli history whose political career was destroyed by the circle around ben-gurion. sherrod admonished t his countrymen that the question of peace must not be lost sight of for a in
the philosophical underpinning of u.s. policy toward israel has been our conviction and certainly my own that if we gave israel an ample supply of economic aid and weapons, she would feel strong enough and confident, more flexible and more willing to discuss a lasting peace. but after serial wars, ford lamented, eve -- i've begun to question the rationale for our policy. israel deserves our attention and protection, but 60 years after its founding it remains a nation enthrall, the depth of...
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does the u.s. continue to dominate the western pacific, the navy and air force to the same degree that it did throughout the cold war in the post cold war the philippines and australia in particular to bear some of the burden. that's what i mean by an empire. i'm going to let the audience discover for your questions with the major conclusion of the book is the latest want to ask you before we turn it over what you -- you are walking away from america's historical a central role of the superpower, and you are talking about inevitable, necessary, a decline, and how would you respond. they want the american influence to extend long into the decade that they cannot do that bearing the same level of burden. of vladimir putin against china at the same time that what countries like vietnam and the philippines drag us into a war with china, over the sea is so azoff plater balancing triet in any case, the u.s. has so much oil deposits in texas, louisiana, oklahoma or other places i can name but we are doing
does the u.s. continue to dominate the western pacific, the navy and air force to the same degree that it did throughout the cold war in the post cold war the philippines and australia in particular to bear some of the burden. that's what i mean by an empire. i'm going to let the audience discover for your questions with the major conclusion of the book is the latest want to ask you before we turn it over what you -- you are walking away from america's historical a central role of the...
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the first u.s. copyright act protected book was for the primary point some ways trying to on the states that already put in place and you may notice the first federal registration was for a book in 1790, registration near and dear to my heart. today your members, publishing house large and small operate businesses, sometimes look like trampolines financially and talk about what it is like to be a publishers these days and how do publishers occurred to copyright. is it more than making money? >> thank you. thank you. i will say at the beginning, i have given a lot of speeches and listen to a lot of speeches of varying quality for a long time. rarely have are listened to a speech and thought he immediately i wish i had written that. but there is one i want to quote to you. since the very beginning of our nation publishers have been catalysts for democracy, guardians of free speech, stewards of scholarship and education, disseminate ears of scientific discovery, and champions of literature. however one
the first u.s. copyright act protected book was for the primary point some ways trying to on the states that already put in place and you may notice the first federal registration was for a book in 1790, registration near and dear to my heart. today your members, publishing house large and small operate businesses, sometimes look like trampolines financially and talk about what it is like to be a publishers these days and how do publishers occurred to copyright. is it more than making money?...
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it is a mini u.s. economy. this is after a reduction government spending, equivalent to eliminating the entire government today. the same thing happened in new zealand. when i grow you crisis and drastically retrench government interference in regulation, the economy takes off. everybody is stunned. particularly demand side economists are stunned because they can't understand creativity that comes as a surprise to us and is the heart of capitalist economics. >> george gilder, one of the solutions often disguised as a balanced budget amendment, something you discuss in "wealth and poverty." >> i think a balanced budget amendment is. it's a gimmick. since it's a genetic it can be countermanded by other mandates special regulations. it's almost meaningless, but it gives politicians a sense that they are doing some thing to discuss the problem. they aren't doing anything to address the problem when they attempt the balanced budget amendment. what we need is not accounting given that. we need to release on the front
it is a mini u.s. economy. this is after a reduction government spending, equivalent to eliminating the entire government today. the same thing happened in new zealand. when i grow you crisis and drastically retrench government interference in regulation, the economy takes off. everybody is stunned. particularly demand side economists are stunned because they can't understand creativity that comes as a surprise to us and is the heart of capitalist economics. >> george gilder, one of the...
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rothkopf, is the u.s. in the right path when it comes to the mix of business and government? >> guest: there's a lot of work to be done. from the recent presidential campaign where we spent $6 billion and most of that money came in one way or another from companies or people who worked for powerful companies and was part of a bargain that exists in our society between special interests donors and political beneficiaries that their special interests will get pursued and it is the first big election since citizens united where supreme court rules money with speech and we couldn't regulate money and i found that to be a real distortion factor in u.s. life and we are coming out of a period in which income inequality has grown more than ever in u.s. history and we had gdp growth but job contraction, social mobility is going down and we have to ask ourselves, have companies pushed government off their back on a regular basis, grow in a free-wheeling way and all of a sudden people are falling at the wayside. is there a connection? i think there is and the objective of society is not
rothkopf, is the u.s. in the right path when it comes to the mix of business and government? >> guest: there's a lot of work to be done. from the recent presidential campaign where we spent $6 billion and most of that money came in one way or another from companies or people who worked for powerful companies and was part of a bargain that exists in our society between special interests donors and political beneficiaries that their special interests will get pursued and it is the first big...
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in iraq and afghanistan, there were more paid military contractors on the ground in u.s. military troops. this isn't because we had a public debate about whether we wanted to outsource word to private companies. with the tip and realize that this is what we come to do. this is how we come to finer words. so what is suggesting is a great american aid in public ways is a morally engaged to be about where markets serve the public good and where they belong. this debate matters not only because we needed to decide whether to use markets for teaching and learning or for national defense. it matters because during this period, one of the most precious civic good that's been eroded acting, crowded out the marketization of every is commonality, community in those societies together. take a small example from sports. when i was a kid, i've always been a baseball fan. i grew up in minnesota and as the minnesota twins fan. when i would go to a twins game, they are always box seats and bleacher seats, but what do you think was the difference between the most boxy and the cheapest sea
in iraq and afghanistan, there were more paid military contractors on the ground in u.s. military troops. this isn't because we had a public debate about whether we wanted to outsource word to private companies. with the tip and realize that this is what we come to do. this is how we come to finer words. so what is suggesting is a great american aid in public ways is a morally engaged to be about where markets serve the public good and where they belong. this debate matters not only because we...
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it was not a weapon designed, funded, or created by the u.s. government, but nevertheless, it was a powerful instrument of warfare on communism, and i'm sure that inoculated people around the world to the appeal of communism and revealed its true face, which the communism hierarchy did so much to keep it, and there was, of course, a larger war, ideological war, called political war, being waged by the u.s. government and a lot of individuals including folks against communism, and i think the message i take from "witness," and not that just, but many other manifestations of this struggle, whether you think about radio for europe, radio liberty, the congress for cultural freedom and counter magazine, or for that matter, cia secret funding provided to christian democratic party in europe to resist communism appeals or in japan or much later on in the 1980s, the efforts made by the u.s. government to fund and support solidarity to undermind the communism regime in poland or when you think of the role playeded by the u.s. government to help smuggle
it was not a weapon designed, funded, or created by the u.s. government, but nevertheless, it was a powerful instrument of warfare on communism, and i'm sure that inoculated people around the world to the appeal of communism and revealed its true face, which the communism hierarchy did so much to keep it, and there was, of course, a larger war, ideological war, called political war, being waged by the u.s. government and a lot of individuals including folks against communism, and i think the...
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but the best estimates that we have are that there could be a dozen u.s. military bases around the oral. the federal government, the security portion of the discretionary spending in the federal government is now up to two-thirds of all discretionary spending, security in the broad sense of intelligence and common security as well as defense. john's group on what's going on, but our, you know, our military spending is 23 percent of the global total. and so this is just -- and meanwhile there is a long list of international challenges, including unconventional security challenges that we are neglecting. and so we tried to describe that and talk about the need to, you know, figure out how to mind these international issues with the domestic ones. >> three more again. right here. >> i have been. [indiscernible] >> i think this is our really exciting mission. at think this is really exciting. and come from in the 60's and think it's more important to think about the process and is important to realize. arafat had to be done in process , it has to be done in a
but the best estimates that we have are that there could be a dozen u.s. military bases around the oral. the federal government, the security portion of the discretionary spending in the federal government is now up to two-thirds of all discretionary spending, security in the broad sense of intelligence and common security as well as defense. john's group on what's going on, but our, you know, our military spending is 23 percent of the global total. and so this is just -- and meanwhile there is...
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. >> the u.s. government sells bonds that are protected against inflation and will not devalue and the interest rate on ten year inflation bonds at minus 0.8%. people hate government taking their money. >> once you recognize that and recognize we have higher return investments in acknowledging infrastructure, lookit the infrastructure in new york, a feeling that we are a third-world country, an insult to a third-world country. investments in technology that would really provide the basis, we began by talking about how we got out of the great depression, those investments would be a compliment to the private sector and create jobs now and low growth in the future and to improve our fiscal position because you have positive real returns and the negative real costs of the funds, anybody looking at the balance sheet says you are crazy not to do it. >> the greatest city in the greatest nation in the world is linked to all points west by a single rail tunnel completed in 1910 and the project to add -- wh
. >> the u.s. government sells bonds that are protected against inflation and will not devalue and the interest rate on ten year inflation bonds at minus 0.8%. people hate government taking their money. >> once you recognize that and recognize we have higher return investments in acknowledging infrastructure, lookit the infrastructure in new york, a feeling that we are a third-world country, an insult to a third-world country. investments in technology that would really provide the...
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that when you look at the debt in the u.s. economy by the mid-90s there was more consumer debt and industrial that, so your integrating the working class. and you raise the question of international. a lot of the companies, financial companies that are investing in u.s. mortgages are coming from abroad. so it's international companies looking to u.s. markets because they are deep, safe in terms of protecting property. one thing i want to emphasize about volatility. sometimes when you say there's a chance, well, everything is relative irrational. i'm not talking about speculation and a fraud and the craziness. but of course there is all the craziness. of course there is all the speculation, but the problem is that it's all necessary, it's off and necessary part of global capitalism. having this kind of crazy financial system is actually an essential part of capitalism. >> let me turn that question. want to come back to it even further later on. but where you're going with this notion and the disciplining aspects of it with rega
that when you look at the debt in the u.s. economy by the mid-90s there was more consumer debt and industrial that, so your integrating the working class. and you raise the question of international. a lot of the companies, financial companies that are investing in u.s. mortgages are coming from abroad. so it's international companies looking to u.s. markets because they are deep, safe in terms of protecting property. one thing i want to emphasize about volatility. sometimes when you say...
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the u.s.-mexico border of 1846. grant said at the time i do not think there was ever more wicked were then that waged by the united states of mexico. i thought so at the time when i was the dexter, only i had not moral courage enough to resign. during the time of the u.s.-mexico war, i just found this are really moving "which is why it took it for my title. the fact of the matter is grant was not alone in thinking that the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. wanted to talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of the u.s.-mexico war from being with it -- really enthusiastic and in favor to largely turning against the war. i see the u.s.-mexico war as the moment of america's first antiwar movement actually coming into being. there was anti-war sentiment during the revolution and certainly during the war of 1812, but that sentiment was limited. what you see happen is a consensus across the board. people from different regions of the coun
the u.s.-mexico border of 1846. grant said at the time i do not think there was ever more wicked were then that waged by the united states of mexico. i thought so at the time when i was the dexter, only i had not moral courage enough to resign. during the time of the u.s.-mexico war, i just found this are really moving "which is why it took it for my title. the fact of the matter is grant was not alone in thinking that the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. wanted to talk about in...
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make sure senior administration official brings desperately needed coordination and leadership to the u.s. export strategies in africa. it also makes sure that various agencies, such as the department of commerce, the export-import bank, the department of state and others are fully engaged in helping foster u.s. investment in africa. for months, we've been working with the various committees of the house and senate on this effort. i want to notably thank senator john kerry of massachusetts and senator dick lugar of indiana for seeing the unanimous -- the unanimous support through the foreign relations subcommittee was secured, as well as the banking and finance committees for their help in allowing us to go forward. the bill cleared the hotline on the democratic side some time ago and we've worked with a number of our republican colleagues to address many legitimate concerns. so imagine my disappointment at this, the closing hour, that i learned that there is a new republican hold blocking this bill at the very last minute. mr. president, you've been to africa. you know what we're facing
make sure senior administration official brings desperately needed coordination and leadership to the u.s. export strategies in africa. it also makes sure that various agencies, such as the department of commerce, the export-import bank, the department of state and others are fully engaged in helping foster u.s. investment in africa. for months, we've been working with the various committees of the house and senate on this effort. i want to notably thank senator john kerry of massachusetts and...
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the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow with it. one thing that i talk about in this book and i will talk about tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of the u.s. and mexico war, from being really enthusiastic to largely turning against the war. i think the u.s. and mexico war of the moment of america's first antiwar movement actually coming into being. so there was antiwar sentiment during the revolution, and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was limited. what you see happening in 1847 is a consensus, really, across the board. people from different regions of the country, soldiers in the field, officers, politicians, all of this fighting of the war that was being successfully waged in another country. so i think this is a very interesting moment in american history. and it takes place that people don't really know much about this timeframe. the u.s. and mexico war -- people don't write about it a lot. it doesn't have a big place in the historical imag
the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow with it. one thing that i talk about in this book and i will talk about tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of the u.s. and mexico war, from being really enthusiastic to largely turning against the war. i think the u.s. and mexico war of the moment of america's first antiwar movement actually coming into being. so there was antiwar sentiment during the revolution, and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was...
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in the u.s. demands for medical care is the social right originated in the workers movement who represented by people like florence greenberg. they next came to national prominence and fcr its proposed second bill of rights and finally they were adopted in the united nations universal declaration of human rights after world war ii. thanks in part to eleanor roosevelt who hoped draft the u.n. declaration after her husband's death. today more than 70 countries recognize the right to health or health care in their constitutions. virtually every industrialized nation has taken steps to implement these rights by establishing some type of universal health coverage for their citizens. with one major exception. >> you can watch this and other programs on line at booktv.org. >> mother joan's washington bureau chief, david corn, his most recent book is called showdown, the inside story of how obama fought back cantor and the tea party. is the showdown referring to any specific incident or just politics in
in the u.s. demands for medical care is the social right originated in the workers movement who represented by people like florence greenberg. they next came to national prominence and fcr its proposed second bill of rights and finally they were adopted in the united nations universal declaration of human rights after world war ii. thanks in part to eleanor roosevelt who hoped draft the u.n. declaration after her husband's death. today more than 70 countries recognize the right to health or...
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when the u.s. attorney approached me and asked if i was interested that john and i was sort of going through different excuses why i did not want to go to washington. very happy with being a prosecutor. the only job i ever won it. was getting married, but finally when all those arguments that failed i sort of said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. it kind of went die and that that i have the killer. and i entreated to barack obama just two weeks ago to his campaign. but it was not a political appointment, it was a merit appointment. think they just thought i had the right experience to protect this giant bailout from criminal fraud, think that's why i get the job. >> neil barofsky, when you look back at the legislation itself, not how it was administered, but when you look at the legislation , where some of the flaws in it in your view? >> i think that often what often erstandable given, you know, the sense of emergency, that this was a hastily
when the u.s. attorney approached me and asked if i was interested that john and i was sort of going through different excuses why i did not want to go to washington. very happy with being a prosecutor. the only job i ever won it. was getting married, but finally when all those arguments that failed i sort of said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. it kind of went die and that that i have the killer. and i entreated to barack obama just two...
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here in the u.s. campaigns playing out in mainstream churches, shopping centers, university campuses and city councils have fundamentally shifted the question about whether or not -- from whether or not israel is committing crimes to what are we going to do about it. the gatekeepers of the occupation are suddenly on the defensive where they have never been before, and more than any book or speaker -- and i'm speaking as an author and a public speaker -- ever could before, bds campaigns whether they win or lose are changing the way that people think about israel and the palestinians. i believe the success of bds is behind some of the exciting phenomena that dr. finkelstein writes about in his book. this shift in discourse will also be key in forking an -- in forcing an end to corporate support that enables israel's abuses. in part through bds, the palestine sol dare movement has transformed from talking about palestinian self-determination to manifesting it. palestinians are no longer relegated to the
here in the u.s. campaigns playing out in mainstream churches, shopping centers, university campuses and city councils have fundamentally shifted the question about whether or not -- from whether or not israel is committing crimes to what are we going to do about it. the gatekeepers of the occupation are suddenly on the defensive where they have never been before, and more than any book or speaker -- and i'm speaking as an author and a public speaker -- ever could before, bds campaigns whether...
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next on booktv, robert watson looks at the history of scandal surrounding the intimate lives of u.s. presidents since 1789. this is a little under one hour. [applause] >> okay, can everyone hear me okay? i am robert watson. thanks for coming. welcome to lynn university, site of the third and final presidential debate this past the over 20 seconds and a quick note on some of those awards that i won for specific specific education. the topic i will be discussing today is not the topic -- such is the point of clarification. that is black history month are women's history month or presidents' day. we are we are going to talk about my new book, "affairs of the state" and what i was trying to get at with the book was that rather than just tell stories about presidential history, the book is not just about the whodunit, but who did it and who didn't do it or with whom. i have tried to find a new lens and a new way of setting presidential characters. for example 12 years ago i read a book on the first lady and i thought it would be important to understand the presidents from a different angl
next on booktv, robert watson looks at the history of scandal surrounding the intimate lives of u.s. presidents since 1789. this is a little under one hour. [applause] >> okay, can everyone hear me okay? i am robert watson. thanks for coming. welcome to lynn university, site of the third and final presidential debate this past the over 20 seconds and a quick note on some of those awards that i won for specific specific education. the topic i will be discussing today is not the topic --...
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we were desperate for money and we owe a lot of money to the u.s. -- the u.s. the enormous debts to britain and our most important export was a slave raise crops. which brought in some $30 million a year. jefferson had one problem. the most important and influential friend he had in court among the french aristocrats were all abolitionists and they couldn't understand how we had fought a war for universal liberty without freeing the slaves and they put him under tremendous pressure and kept asking when is america going to free the slaves? he began making promises that emancipation was around a corner, imminent and waiting for opinions to write them, none of this was really true but it was in interests for h
we were desperate for money and we owe a lot of money to the u.s. -- the u.s. the enormous debts to britain and our most important export was a slave raise crops. which brought in some $30 million a year. jefferson had one problem. the most important and influential friend he had in court among the french aristocrats were all abolitionists and they couldn't understand how we had fought a war for universal liberty without freeing the slaves and they put him under tremendous pressure and kept...
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and is only 2012 of the u.s. government is making a special set to commemorate the 75th anniversary for the seven cisco men andh severance cisco meantsan francisco mint. they're not enough of these coins are around and 96 government issue this will far whererare " this coin is still under * u.s. coin for all in $129.905 and in my opinion it is a and presidentiaand on presidentunprecented value. it is a the opportunity to give you this offer the last time i did this was in 1982 and they did not do them again after that in some special presentation.the vast majority3 made in go west point mint not the status as a man but we have the severance is committed points and impartially i only have a limited quantity on this. mayhap 76 of these coins remaining na eyes states government sold piece set slip out base should sold twice as many than they did. these of the most popularcoins that the ad states that are ever done and as big of limassol out and i do not know+ anywhere as you can get these coins at that price. it is
and is only 2012 of the u.s. government is making a special set to commemorate the 75th anniversary for the seven cisco men andh severance cisco meantsan francisco mint. they're not enough of these coins are around and 96 government issue this will far whererare " this coin is still under * u.s. coin for all in $129.905 and in my opinion it is a and presidentiaand on presidentunprecented value. it is a the opportunity to give you this offer the last time i did this was in 1982 and they did...
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. >> co-founder of freedom fest, one of the largest libertarian conferences in the u.s. talked to book tv about the fast and his book "the making of modern economics." this is about 20 minutes. >> you're watching book tv on c-span2. we are on location in las vegas. in annual event organized by this author, mark stousen. tell us to a first of all, what is free of dust and how did talk about? >> a little bit about everything. our renaissance gathering. we have a little bit of everything for everybody. we did a very wide group. we even have an investment conference. wealthy investors, concerned citizens. the focus on political and economic and financial freedom and a strong. we're beer every year with over 2,000 people at this event. ruling. next year will be moving to caesars palace. ethier next year will be, are we round? unthinkable be a good controversial topic. >> sponsored by the libertarian party? >> i hate labels. and i give up and give my talk and tell them, st everyone is an individual. everyone is different points of view. with a white political levels. i guess l
. >> co-founder of freedom fest, one of the largest libertarian conferences in the u.s. talked to book tv about the fast and his book "the making of modern economics." this is about 20 minutes. >> you're watching book tv on c-span2. we are on location in las vegas. in annual event organized by this author, mark stousen. tell us to a first of all, what is free of dust and how did talk about? >> a little bit about everything. our renaissance gathering. we have a little...
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i spoke to a cfo of a u.s. technology company, and this was like a really, a person who was really sort of charming and lovely life story. he was taiwanese-born, his parents were immigrants, and his parents told him and his brother when they immigrated that they were temporarily poor. i love that, you know, imagine that. we're going to be temporarily poor. and sure enough, he and his brother just like complete rock stars, both of them went to stuyvesant in new york. they were such avid members of the math club that now they fund it. one brother is -- yeah, exactly. one is in silicon valley, the other is derivatives on wall street. this brother, the cfo, his parents were really angry at him because he dropped out of a ph.d. program at stanford having gone to harvard to start becoming a plutocrat. so very hard working guy, very smart, did great. and this is what he said about the american middle class. we demand a higher paycheck than the rest of the world. so if you're going to demand ten times the paycheck, you
i spoke to a cfo of a u.s. technology company, and this was like a really, a person who was really sort of charming and lovely life story. he was taiwanese-born, his parents were immigrants, and his parents told him and his brother when they immigrated that they were temporarily poor. i love that, you know, imagine that. we're going to be temporarily poor. and sure enough, he and his brother just like complete rock stars, both of them went to stuyvesant in new york. they were such avid members...
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consequently the u.s. federal government will continue to provide a social safety net, regulate the economy, and shoulder a substantial share responsibility for safeguarding the social and economic political equality. all signs are, a significant majority of americans we will want to continue to do some. in these circumstances conservatives must redouble their efforts to reform sloppy and incompetent government and to resist governments and parent expansionist tendencies and progressivisms reflexive radically -- radical and -- radical proclivities. the attempt to dismantle or even substantially rollback the welfare and regulatory state reflected the distinctly and conservative refusal to grant political goals and political realities. conservatives can and should focus on restraining spending, reducing regulation, reforming the task and generally raining in hours calling for government. conservatives should retire misleading talk of small government. instead, they should think and speak in terms of limited
consequently the u.s. federal government will continue to provide a social safety net, regulate the economy, and shoulder a substantial share responsibility for safeguarding the social and economic political equality. all signs are, a significant majority of americans we will want to continue to do some. in these circumstances conservatives must redouble their efforts to reform sloppy and incompetent government and to resist governments and parent expansionist tendencies and progressivisms...
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who's been nominated to serve as assistant attorney general, managing the antitrust division of the u.s. department of justice. mr. president, i happen to have come to know bill baer personally, because practices flaw a firm with a very good friend and neighbor of mine here in washington. and in that remarks i can certainly testify to the -- and in that regard, i can certainly testify to the fact that he's an honorable, interesting, enjoyable person, but that alone doesn't qualify him to hold this high office. he has extraordinary experience. i would say that he is very, very widely acknowledged as one of the best antitrust lawyers in our country, and i would say that this nomination is really a merit-selection nomination. and i'll get to that. he graduated from lawrence university and the school of law at stanford university. he has served with distinction throughout his career, earning accolades such as recognition as the washington, d.c., antitrust lawyer of the year by "best lawyers" and as well as one of the decade's most influential shall lawyers by the "national law journal." he'
who's been nominated to serve as assistant attorney general, managing the antitrust division of the u.s. department of justice. mr. president, i happen to have come to know bill baer personally, because practices flaw a firm with a very good friend and neighbor of mine here in washington. and in that remarks i can certainly testify to the -- and in that regard, i can certainly testify to the fact that he's an honorable, interesting, enjoyable person, but that alone doesn't qualify him to hold...
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when the u.s. attorney approach me and asked me if i was interested in the job, i was going to different excuses as to why didn't want to go to washington. i was very happy being with a prosecutor. i was getting married. finally, when all those arguments had failed, i said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. and he kind of winced. and i thought i came back and said i contributed to barack obama two weeks ago to his campaign. [laughter] but it was not a political point, it was a narrative that appointment. they thought i had the right experience to protect us giant bailout from criminal fraud. >> neil barofsky, when you look back at the administration itself, not how it was administered, but the legislation, what were some of the flaws come interview? >> i think what often happens, it is understandable given the sense of emergency this was a hastily crafted bill. one of the things as it had a lot of policy goals in the bill. but it didn't have the
when the u.s. attorney approach me and asked me if i was interested in the job, i was going to different excuses as to why didn't want to go to washington. i was very happy being with a prosecutor. i was getting married. finally, when all those arguments had failed, i said in a very dramatic way, by the way, you know that i am, in fact, a registered democrat. and he kind of winced. and i thought i came back and said i contributed to barack obama two weeks ago to his campaign. [laughter] but it...
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what the u.s. then did was basically go in there and -- with the guidance counselors saying we're picking up radiation, and they went in there, and they wore all kind of special anti-radiation suits, went in there, and they bulldozed the entire town. they -- all the houses, everything in the houses, and three feet down, tomatoes and three feet below the tomatoes, was all bulldozed and puferlized in terms of the houses, and all of that stuff was put into thousands and thousands of barrels, special barrels made in italy and brought there for that occasion. figure i have a 5500 barrels, and they were loaded aboard ships, and if you ever want to visit the original town, you have to go to south carolina because -- because they went up the savannah river which separates southern south carolina from georgia, and up the river, there was a quarry, put them into the quarry, and then they, quote, sealed it up. i put "seal it up" in quotes because it's the half-life of 250,000 years so i don't believe it's sea
what the u.s. then did was basically go in there and -- with the guidance counselors saying we're picking up radiation, and they went in there, and they wore all kind of special anti-radiation suits, went in there, and they bulldozed the entire town. they -- all the houses, everything in the houses, and three feet down, tomatoes and three feet below the tomatoes, was all bulldozed and puferlized in terms of the houses, and all of that stuff was put into thousands and thousands of barrels,...
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specifically what are one or two things on the u.s. drug laws or the state drug law that you would change immediately? >> the answer is hold people accountable for what they do and not with the patent their bodies. the criminal justice system is very able to for example if i drive a motor vehicle under the influence that is a crime and should be. why? because by my actions i am putting your safety at risk but as far as putting people in jail for what they choose to put into their bodies, number one it doesn't work and i'm a libertarian, too and i'm proud of that and most people are. the government has as much right to control what you and i as adults put into our bodies as it does what i put into my mind. it is none of their business. so it doesn't work and you are actually still contributing to problems 90% of our so-called drug problems today are drug prohibition problems that isn't to minimize the drug harm themselves, but the huge amount or drug prohibition problems just like they had with alcohol prohibition. the fact jen problem
specifically what are one or two things on the u.s. drug laws or the state drug law that you would change immediately? >> the answer is hold people accountable for what they do and not with the patent their bodies. the criminal justice system is very able to for example if i drive a motor vehicle under the influence that is a crime and should be. why? because by my actions i am putting your safety at risk but as far as putting people in jail for what they choose to put into their bodies,...
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the key characteristic i would say of the u.s. army at world war ii was its ability to learn. >> with yeah. >> marshall famously said at a meeting once, yes, he said to a british officer, our troops make a lot of mistakes, but unlike yours, they don't repeat them. [laughter] >> and wasn't that the testimony of german officers after the war, is that they found that the americans were learning more quickly? >> yeah. i mean, i'm a little bit suspect of the german officers if i'd just been captured, i probably -- [laughter] >> yeah. >> you guys are kicking butt, you know? [laughter] >> well, one great observation i think in the section on world war ii is this incredible speed with which this is playing out which i think, you know, bears repeating because it's really dramatic. we like to think today we live in the twitter age where, you know, moving at the speed of light when it comes to our news cycle, but our military isn't moving at that fast speed. not only have we opinion in afghanistan for the past decade, but just the pace and t
the key characteristic i would say of the u.s. army at world war ii was its ability to learn. >> with yeah. >> marshall famously said at a meeting once, yes, he said to a british officer, our troops make a lot of mistakes, but unlike yours, they don't repeat them. [laughter] >> and wasn't that the testimony of german officers after the war, is that they found that the americans were learning more quickly? >> yeah. i mean, i'm a little bit suspect of the german officers...
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rainforest but the main thing that keeps the rainforest fiber and is that you have the canopy which in the u.s. economy would be the first, wal-mart, all that. and then you've got all the small business, but it's the small and growing. it's the things that were small but can challenge and it's what happens when the big truth falls over and then the amazing thing is it grows right out of it, right out of their. that's a metaphor, but it's real. because when we lose something day in the economy it's vital that we know how to reconfigure the resources and create something new out of it. so, do we need control? we need feedback loops to repurchase in this country we need to build a robust platform for people to realize what they have inside of them. that's why people came to this country and why people work for a better future that will be like the better future that their ancestors look to when they came. so i would say yes, you know, we need a country, but we need control of all kinds of interdependence sees as of regulations and all kind of ways of understanding was happening and what's working
rainforest but the main thing that keeps the rainforest fiber and is that you have the canopy which in the u.s. economy would be the first, wal-mart, all that. and then you've got all the small business, but it's the small and growing. it's the things that were small but can challenge and it's what happens when the big truth falls over and then the amazing thing is it grows right out of it, right out of their. that's a metaphor, but it's real. because when we lose something day in the economy...
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weekdays featuring lye coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy e sveltes and every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our web site, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> an update from capitol hill now where lawmakers just ended meetings here on the fiscal cliff. and "the washington post" blog, a quote from senator joe lieberman when asked as he exited the senate democratic caucus about a deal, he said he'd be with shocked if a deal was struck today, that the parties are much farther apart than he hoped they'd be by now. and a tweet from one of the reporters here says senator reid makes an offer to gop, doesn't say what it is, and says e republicans' offer of calculating inflation with the chain cpi was an act of desperation. we'll bring you back to this if the senate comes back into session. in the meantime, we return to our regular booktv programming. >> and now joining us again on booktv is senator rand paul
weekdays featuring lye coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy e sveltes and every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our web site, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> an update from capitol hill now where lawmakers just ended meetings here on the fiscal cliff. and "the washington post" blog, a quote from senator joe lieberman when asked as he exited...
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barney frank was the godfather of fannie mae and freddie mac in the u.s. congress, and the two of them -- mozilo in the private sector, frank in the public sector through fannie and freddie -- were the unholy alliance who allowed the people who with profited from countrywide to create loans that people could never repay. they just turned around and sold those loans to the federal government, and how was that made possible? it was made possible by barney frank through fannie and freddie in the names of altruistic social benefits. housing for everybody, and let's put poor people into mcmanagess that they can't afford. that's the world of atlas shrugged, the world we just barely survived in the financial crisis. >> host: donald luskin, what do you do for a living? >> guest: i'm an investment adviser for other investment advisers. >> host: what does that mean? >> guest: i give strategic ad vice on the stock market and commodities markets to other investment managers to serve customers. hedge fund managers, mutual fund managers, investment counselors, the like.
barney frank was the godfather of fannie mae and freddie mac in the u.s. congress, and the two of them -- mozilo in the private sector, frank in the public sector through fannie and freddie -- were the unholy alliance who allowed the people who with profited from countrywide to create loans that people could never repay. they just turned around and sold those loans to the federal government, and how was that made possible? it was made possible by barney frank through fannie and freddie in the...
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and the u.s. engineer goes to china, and he sees them building a dam, and they're all using shovels. and the engineer asks the chinese engineer, why are they using shovels? why don't you have them use modern equipment? we're trying to create jobs. and so the british -- engineer says why don't you give them spoons? [laughter] all jobs are not the same. the idea that we somehow reduce spending or even if we reduce the growth of government spending which would be an important first step does not mean we're going to see retardation in growth levels. those people who actually do capital investment. so i've been arguing as kevin said on entitlement reform. the federal government spent $3.5 trillion last year. of that about 1.5 was social security, medicare and medicaid. three big government expenditure programs are about 45% of government expenditures. those are growing. in 2010 medicare and medicaid combined spent more than social security. social security is a $750 billion program. it's growing. healt
and the u.s. engineer goes to china, and he sees them building a dam, and they're all using shovels. and the engineer asks the chinese engineer, why are they using shovels? why don't you have them use modern equipment? we're trying to create jobs. and so the british -- engineer says why don't you give them spoons? [laughter] all jobs are not the same. the idea that we somehow reduce spending or even if we reduce the growth of government spending which would be an important first step does not...
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someone will come along to do it again. >> one of the major events in this book is the u.s. role and overthrow -- johnson is on record in the cabinet meetings opposing it. can you elaborate on what particularly drove his stance and what particularly was that on that and why he believed the way he did on that point? one of the things he agreed with robert kennedy on. >> can i take a pass on that one question? the reason is is at the beginning of the book i am writing now. it is -- the answer is so complicated, i don't have a summation of it in my mind right now. >> can i go back and refer to your book that you are talking about now than? you alluded when you stated united states was running under the kennedy administration -- >> lyndon johnson. >> lyndon johnson said that, back to robert kennedy and alluded to him. >> just -- [talking over each other] >> johnson, kennedy, johnson, i don't want to be put in a position -- johnson did say that in his retirement. he said to the reporter the cantonese were running murder incorporated in the caribbean. exactly in what documentation
someone will come along to do it again. >> one of the major events in this book is the u.s. role and overthrow -- johnson is on record in the cabinet meetings opposing it. can you elaborate on what particularly drove his stance and what particularly was that on that and why he believed the way he did on that point? one of the things he agreed with robert kennedy on. >> can i take a pass on that one question? the reason is is at the beginning of the book i am writing now. it is --...
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the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. one thing i talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of u.s.-mexico war, which is not about word by any means from being really the csh to largely turning against the war. i see the u.s.-mexico war as a moment of america's first antiwar movement coming into being. so there's antiwar sentiment during the revolution and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was limited. but gc happened in 1847 is a consensus across the board. people across the country can soldiers in the field, officers, politicians, all decided that a war was the successful invasion of their country was wrong in protesting the war. so this is an interesting moment in american history and it takes place and they were people don't know much about. the u.s.-mexico were, people don't write about it a lot. it doesn't have a good place in the historical imagination of americans. it's often confused the texas revolution that
the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. one thing i talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of u.s.-mexico war, which is not about word by any means from being really the csh to largely turning against the war. i see the u.s.-mexico war as a moment of america's first antiwar movement coming into being. so there's antiwar sentiment during the revolution and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was limited. but gc happened...
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what is your basic take and how the u.s. handled itself and how the rebellions have been going on? >> that's an enormous question. there's ways in which we have -- i think i would be among those who would say we relate to be supportive of change in egypt. i think we should have been there quicker, supporting change. but that said, that might be unrealistic. but we did in iran was actually very well calibrated. but we have to understand is that from from the point of the view, for there to be will change it has to be indigenous. as american people, we have a role in everything and we want to fix it. sometimes the help is not wanted. in the case of serbia, the students in serbia and is a of madeleine albright was supported because word got to vent because one of their stickers was on her desk in the state state department while they were active in their fight. they send back a message saying thank you, that's wonderful. we let you are supporting us. nothing would undermine us quicker than for everyone to believe we are some madeleine albright in a ditch, cemex tension of the u.s. gov
what is your basic take and how the u.s. handled itself and how the rebellions have been going on? >> that's an enormous question. there's ways in which we have -- i think i would be among those who would say we relate to be supportive of change in egypt. i think we should have been there quicker, supporting change. but that said, that might be unrealistic. but we did in iran was actually very well calibrated. but we have to understand is that from from the point of the view, for there to...
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albany, known as one of the most populist cities in the u.s. in 1810, is home to several institutions of higher learning including the university at albany, state university of new york, the albany law school which is the fourth oldest law school in the u.s. and the albany college of pharmacy and health sciences. >> we're in the university at albany library's department of special collections and archives, and we're the main repository on campus for collecting archival records, historical records and primary sources that are used by students, teachers, professors, scholars, journalists and many others to do historical research. [background sounds] >> the national death penalty archive was started here at the university at albany in 2001. it was a partnership between the archivist here in the department of special collections and archives and faculty members in the school of criminal justice. there is no national death penalty archive for documenting the fascinating history of capital punishment in the united states, so we set forth to establish
albany, known as one of the most populist cities in the u.s. in 1810, is home to several institutions of higher learning including the university at albany, state university of new york, the albany law school which is the fourth oldest law school in the u.s. and the albany college of pharmacy and health sciences. >> we're in the university at albany library's department of special collections and archives, and we're the main repository on campus for collecting archival records, historical...
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in new york city, classrooms around the country, paris, barack, afghanistan, people are watching the u.s. presidential inauguration. they have all come there. there is a big crowd of a mall. of going to speak to you today about this great historic subject to my great american institution the end of not -- i'm going to do it in the same way in which i organize the book rather, the book is not chronological, it's not divided up. this touch of a george washington in mid john adams and went to the president in order. instead is divided up by the various parts of the day. within each part of the day i sprinkle in vignettes. some of them very serious, some of them, of course, very traditional command a lot of them on all events because i'm always looking for those, too. i'm also going to cover some things that were not going tessie in the upcoming in a garish in january because this time we don't have a change of power. we're not going to have the transition as we see some times. nevertheless, in the morning at inaugurations when a president does leave office, 1961, here is toyed d. eisenhower
in new york city, classrooms around the country, paris, barack, afghanistan, people are watching the u.s. presidential inauguration. they have all come there. there is a big crowd of a mall. of going to speak to you today about this great historic subject to my great american institution the end of not -- i'm going to do it in the same way in which i organize the book rather, the book is not chronological, it's not divided up. this touch of a george washington in mid john adams and went to the...
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the guy from the u.s. air national airport who said i took your father through security although he had alzheimer's. he was a good man and those are some of the happiest moments of my career. the guy picks up trash in our neighborhood. he literally a day after dad died parked his trash truck right in front of our driveway and i was in the front yard with his hands on his shirt he stuck his hand out and said i read about your dad, he was a good man. we shook hands and turned around and drove away. hauer is a guy able to do all of that, and to do those things on the national and the international stage do those things that impacted big shocks like presidents and cardinals that often treated people like the folks that were going to clean up this room after we leave here tonight just the same and he did it with such joy. so i wrote the book for myself. i wanted to figure out how my wife and i -- she went to the holy cross, how we could balance raising three little kids with trying to make a difference in our c
the guy from the u.s. air national airport who said i took your father through security although he had alzheimer's. he was a good man and those are some of the happiest moments of my career. the guy picks up trash in our neighborhood. he literally a day after dad died parked his trash truck right in front of our driveway and i was in the front yard with his hands on his shirt he stuck his hand out and said i read about your dad, he was a good man. we shook hands and turned around and drove...
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the lowest smallest morality of any u.s. president before or since. he said, i am a minority president, a majority general. lincoln had to get to the point where he felt he was politically strong enough to fire mcclellan. this threat of a potential military coup was real throughout the years. now when the chips were down in november, and mcclellan was fired, he proved himself to be a great patriot. he got on the train, taken home to new jersey and when his soldiers begged him not to go, he told them to support general burnside as they had supported him and off he went. a great moment that vindicated his patriotism in a difficult year. but the other thing to remember and i alluded to it in the speech was bad in april 1861, when the confederates fired on work sumpter, there was not a single man in the north who had ever led more than 1000 troops in battle. and the men who had led that anywhere in their 60's. the war was being commanded by, in the best case, captains in the regular army who had experience commanding one or 200 men and in the worst case,
the lowest smallest morality of any u.s. president before or since. he said, i am a minority president, a majority general. lincoln had to get to the point where he felt he was politically strong enough to fire mcclellan. this threat of a potential military coup was real throughout the years. now when the chips were down in november, and mcclellan was fired, he proved himself to be a great patriot. he got on the train, taken home to new jersey and when his soldiers begged him not to go, he told...
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and europe equivalent to ashburn and 60 hudson, these two buildings in the u.s. and i know that in particular was the two cables down the east coast of africa both have their major hubs, their major nodes at telehouse in the docklands in london. and from there it's a straight shot to a landing station in mum bass saw, again, a sort of fascinating place partly because it is in the same spot as kind of the often chept port. -- the ancient port. you know, this is always the place where the international links have been made. >> host: andrew blum, when were these undersea cables that you referred to laid? and by whom? >> guest: well, there have been telegraph cables across z the atlantic for 150 years now. the current generation which depending on how you count whether you say individual strands or cable systems, there are about eight or or ten or some say twelve of them across the atlantic. the current generation was all laid since the broadband boom in the mid '90s in the -- i think the first one was finished in '97 until about 2002 when the last one was completed,
and europe equivalent to ashburn and 60 hudson, these two buildings in the u.s. and i know that in particular was the two cables down the east coast of africa both have their major hubs, their major nodes at telehouse in the docklands in london. and from there it's a straight shot to a landing station in mum bass saw, again, a sort of fascinating place partly because it is in the same spot as kind of the often chept port. -- the ancient port. you know, this is always the place where the...